2020 in Paraguay

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Events in the year 2020 in Paraguay.

Incumbents

• President: Mario Abdo Benítez
• Vice President: Hugo Velázquez Moreno

Events

• September 11 – Former vice-president Oscar Amancio Denis is kidnapped by rebels.[1]
• February 18 – Authorities fear for the health of Oscar Amancio Denis, 74, after the indigenous man who was captured with him but then released tests positive for COVID-19.[2]

Deaths

• January 6 – Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1934).[3]
• January 7 – Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti, violinist (b. 1995).[4]
• January 31 – César Zabala, 58, footballer (Cerro Porteño, Talleres, national team), bladder cancer.[5]

References

1. "Ex Paraguayan VP feared kidnapped". Reuters. September 12, 2020. Retrieved Sep 18, 2020.
2. "Crece la preocupación por la salud del ex vicepresidente paraguayo Óscar Denis: el empleado que fue secuestrado junto a él tiene coronavirus". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved Sep 18, 2020.
3. "Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
4. "Comunidad cultural lamenta la muerte de Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti". abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
5. Falleció el histórico albirrojo César Zabala (in Spanish)